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What is Jared Kushner’s proposed roadmap for post‑war Gaza and how are Israeli leaders responding?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump's special envoy, his son in law, Jared Kushner, is trying to move forward with the U.S. roadmap for post war Gaza. He held marathon talks today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Etanyao and Pierce Daniel Estran is in Tel Aviv. The
main points of contention. Between Israel and Hamas are these. The plan calls for Hamas to disarm and for Israel to withdraw from the parts of Gaza that it still occupies. Now, Trump's Board of Peace put out this 15-point roadmap a few weeks ago. And the roadmap says that this would happen in stages, that Hamas would disarm bit by bit, and that Israel would withdraw its troops bit by bit.
Why is the Pentagon demanding audits of U.S. universities’ foreign ties and which schools are affected?
But Netanyahu came out and said he rejected that roadmap and he said all disarmament of Hamas would have to be completed first before a single soldier moves from Gaza.
The Pentagon is ordering thirty US universities to conduct audits of their ties to foreign entities or risk losing federal research dollars. The administration targeting connections with China, Russia, and Iran. As MPRs license adwarney reports.
The Trump administration has highlighted partnerships with and funding from foreign organizations in the past in an attempt to root out what it sees as foreign influence. These latest audits follow the same goal. The administration said the scrutiny is to protect national security, warding off quote intellectual property theft and adversarial exploitation. Earlier this year, the US Department of Education created an online dashboard to track foreign gifts and contracts. It shows Harvard University receiving the most foreign gifts, with China as the leading source.
How is Indiana handling the recent flooding disaster and what federal aid is being sought?
Harvard was among the 30 universities asked to do a new audit, along with New York University and MIT. The universities have not provided comment on the request. Listen Adwaney, NPR News.
Now to Indiana officials there estimate more than one thousand people have been displaced by flooding that's affected the state since late last week. Caroline Beck from Member Station W FYI reports on the latest update from Indiana Governor Mike Braun.
Governor Braun is requesting a federal disaster declaration through FEMA to help pay for things like individual assistance and hazard mitigation.
It'll be as quickly as it can get done. It takes a while to compile all that, and we got a good relationship with the administration. So I think we'll be in a place to where Uh we will know how to expedite it. We gotta see what it is and we go from there.
What changes did Amazon make to its terms of service and how will they affect class‑action lawsuits?
Homeowners can submit damage reports and request temporary help including housing assistance with the state. For NPR News, I'm Caroline Beck in Indianapolis.
In West Virginia, one person was killed in weekend flooding much of the state remains under a flash flood watch. This is NPR. Amazon has changed its terms of service to give it more protection against class action lawsuits. Amazon has brought back what's called an arbitration agreement that will now generally require shoppers to resolve any disputes outside the court system, Empire's Alina Selyuk reports.
Amazon says anyone who uses its service is now automatically bound by its new legal clauses. They're aimed at preventing customers from filing class action lawsuits. They also require any grievances against the company be resolved privately through arbitration rather than in front of a judge or a jury. People can still file in small claims court. A note that Amazon is among NPR's financial supporters. Amazon previously removed this kind of arbitration clause about five years ago after facing tens of thousands of claims over allegations the company's smart speaker recorded without permission.
Who is on trial for the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur and what new evidence has emerged?
Amazon's new terms have a way to handle a potential repeat by settling any waves of similar claims in batches. Alina Siluch, NPR News.
Opening statements have begun in Las Vegas and the trial of a man linked to the killing of Tupac Shakur. Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in nineteen ninety six. Few have been willing to speak about it, but a prosecutor told jurors Monday that the man accused of orchestrating the shooting is the one person who has a hard time being silent.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is Jared Kushner’s proposed roadmap for post‑war Gaza and how are Israeli leaders responding?
0:00–0:45
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Why is the Pentagon demanding audits of U.S. universities’ foreign ties and which schools are affected?
0:45–1:46
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How is Indiana handling the recent flooding disaster and what federal aid is being sought?
1:46–2:43
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What changes did Amazon make to its terms of service and how will they affect class‑action lawsuits?
2:43–3:50
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Who is on trial for the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur and what new evidence has emerged?
3:50–4:52
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What are the key Midterm election battles and Middle‑East developments highlighted in Up First?
4:52–5:02